Traditional Asian Medicine: The Big Picture

Recorded in 2024. An expert historian of Asian medicine gives an overview of the diversity and range of the the major traditions. What are the core ideas, concepts, and ways of thinking about the body, health, disease, and healing that have been prevalent across Asia and continue to be popular today?

Prof. Pierce Salguero is a specialist in the history of Asian medicine, with a PhD in the history of medicine from Johns Hopkins Medical School. He especially focuses on, and has published widely about, Buddhist healing traditions worldwide.